Passed the Java 2 certification a while back and I am
having a grand time planning a virtual world program using
the Java3D api (directx version may also occur if
performance suffers. Heh.)Still reading everything and
anything: gradually making my way through two years of
subscriptions to C++ Report (RIP), CUJ, Embedded Systems
Prog., and others (msdn, java dev j., windows dj... lets
just say that CMP is very happy), "Clouds To Code", Abrash,
and
the ever present Design Patterns.

I have an appointment (finally) for the certification at
the end of March; cool beans, the test center is about 5
minutes away. Continuing to read *Rebel Code* and the
Knuth *Art of Computer Programming* volumes as well as
coding as much Java as I can. The greatest thing: this is
just the beginning of the second phase of software (as an
industry), and I am afraid I drank too uch wine for lunch
today.